"Yes, I'm sorry!" Arabella curled up timidly, casting a pitiful glance at the others in hopes of winning their sympathy.
Yet while Wyll and Shadowheart might have forgiven such a daring girl in the face of such a scene, perhaps even keeping her by their side to protect her, Ethemon was leading now—and he would never allow a girl wielding uncontrollable power to remain in his team.
Seeing Ethemon already drawing his dagger, Wyll could not help stepping forward to intercede. "Please, Ethemon, she's just a little girl. Besides, we have nothing to lose—she just wanted us to help find her parents, she merely used the wrong method." Perhaps because his own father was currently in danger, Wyll could better empathize with a child separated from her parents. What is more, he was quite right: Arabella was simply a child who had gained power and grown overly reliant on it.
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